2007 Beckham Debut Match vs Columbus Crew

Lore & Background

The Galaxy were founded in 1994 and are owned by Anschutz Entertainment Group. In their early years, the club played home games at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California. Since 2003, they have played at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California. The team holds a rivalry with the San Jose Earthquakes in the California Clásico and used to play the SuperClasico against city rivals Chivas USA before that team folded in 2014. Following the league's dissolution of Chivas USA, a new expansion team, Los Angeles FC (LAFC), was formed in 2014 and began play in 2018; the new LA rivalry was dubbed 'El Tráfico'.

Reader's Guide

In 2007, the club made international headlines with the signing of English player David Beckham from Real Madrid, the most high-profile transaction with MLS to that point. The club has fielded other high-profile international players including Robbie Keane, Zlatan Ibrahimović, Marco Reus, Steven Gerrard, Luis Hernández, Javier Hernández, Sergi Roberto, and American Landon Donovan, who is the all-time leading scorer for the club.

Did You Know?

• The Galaxy have won a record six MLS Cups in ten Finals appearances.
• The club won the CONCACAF Champions' Cup in 2000.
• In 2024, the Galaxy broke the record for most goals during a playoff campaign with 18 goals.